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Honda’s business jet certified fit to fly by U.S. regulators
Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that its HondaJet has been certified as airworthy by U.S. regulators, giving the company the green light to soar into the aviation business. The approval by the Federal Aviation Administration allows Honda to start deliveries of the light business jet more than half a century ...
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Tokyo stocks slump 1.32% on higher yen
Stocks extended losses on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, dragged down by the yen’s ascent against the dollar. The Nikkei retreated 254.52 points, or 1.32 percent, to end at 19,046.55. On Wednesday, it fell 191.53 points. The Topix closed down 15.23 points, or 0.98 percent, at 1,540.35, after shedding 13.15 ...
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Hitachi orders staff in Beijing to stay home as city grapples with noxious smog
Hitachi Ltd. has made all employees at its Beijing office work from home due to noxious smog hanging over the city, as Japanese companies respond to the city’s first-ever red alert over air quality. The Beijing city government sounded the alarm on Monday, triggering a range of automatic restrictions, such ...
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Japan to offer yen loan program for rail projects in India
The government will launch a yen loan program exclusively for Indian urban rail projects, it was learned Wednesday. The move is part of efforts to strengthen the nation’s strategic partnership with India and help Japanese companies get involved in infrastructure projects there. The Japanese and Indian governments have reached a ...
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Google and NASA hope lightning-fast computers will unlock the secrets of nature
Google has a lot of computers. By many accounts, it has more computers than any other company in the world. Yet even with so much horsepower at their disposal, Google’s researchers keep running into barriers when trying to solve certain complex problems, particularly those tied to artificial intelligence. Google, in ...
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Yahoo weighs spinoff of web units, not ditching Alibaba stake
Yahoo! Inc. is changing course. Again. After scrapping long-held plans to spin off its valuable stake in Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Yahoo is now considering bundling the rest of its assets — including its Internet business and stake in Yahoo Japan Corp. — into a standalone company. ...
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Lexus races to fill sports coupe gap a decade after SC’s demise
What does 2+2 equal? If Lexus is doing the math, its newest model could be the answer. Toyota Motor Corp.’s luxury division is finalizing a production version of the LF-LC concept car revealed on the auto show circuit four years ago. Lexus has lacked a 2+2 sports coupe — with ...
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Japan offers broader railway access in trade talks with EU
Japan has offered European companies broader access to its railway market in ongoing free trade talks with the European Union, sources familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday. European companies will be able to take part in any bidding by Japanese railway operators in which the government owns stakes and any ...
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JR West to invest in railway businesses in Brazil
West Japan Railway Co. has announced that it will invest in railway businesses in Brazil. The company, commonly known as JR West, will acquire a 33.9 percent stake in Guarana Urban Mobility Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. that invests in passenger railway businesses in Rio ...
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Settlement reached in ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright case
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over whether “Happy Birthday” — one of the world’s best-known songs — is owned by a music publisher who’s earned millions by enforcing its copyright. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in September that Warner/Chappell Music didn’t own the lyrics and ...